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Pope Leo XIV Kicks Off Africa Tour with Three-Day Algeria Visit
(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Algerian capital Algiers on Monday, kicking off a three-day official visit — the first ever by a reigning pope to the North African nation, a state news agency reported.
The pontiff arrived at the personal invitation of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a gesture widely seen as underscoring the growing diplomatic significance of ties between the Holy See and Algiers. The landmark visit, the first of its kind in the history of the papacy, signals a broader ambition to deepen the Catholic Church's engagement with the African continent and its diverse communities.
The Algeria stop marks the opening leg of an ambitious four-nation African tour that will subsequently take Leo through Cameroon and Angola before concluding in Equatorial Guinea — a journey that observers say reflects the pontiff's determination to place Africa at the heart of his papacy.
The pontiff arrived at the personal invitation of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a gesture widely seen as underscoring the growing diplomatic significance of ties between the Holy See and Algiers. The landmark visit, the first of its kind in the history of the papacy, signals a broader ambition to deepen the Catholic Church's engagement with the African continent and its diverse communities.
The Algeria stop marks the opening leg of an ambitious four-nation African tour that will subsequently take Leo through Cameroon and Angola before concluding in Equatorial Guinea — a journey that observers say reflects the pontiff's determination to place Africa at the heart of his papacy.
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